Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-02-25
Health Hints.

Health Hints.
Mannaca is very sure remedy
in muscular rheumatism, in doses
of ten to forty drops of the fluid
extract, repeated every hour.
Toothache from decayed teeth
is said by Swiss authority, to be
relieved promptly by cotton wool
moistened with mixture of equal
parts of camphor and a fifth as
much cocaine.
For sore throat beat up the
whites of two eggs with two spoon
fuls of white sugar and pint of
lukewarm water. Crate little
nutmeg in the mixture, and STIR
ring it well, drink lite frequent
ly. This is a pleasant and certain
remedy.
Seven grains of chrysophanic
acid in an ounce OF choloroform
provides, very successful appli-
cation for the treatment of ring
worm. 1t should be very cautious
ly applied to the part affected two
or three times daily with a camels
hair brush, care being taken not
to inhale the vapor.
Soft corns, 'from which great
aches do grow are very painful,
coming principally between the
toes where the flesh is tender.
Have the shoes reasonably loose,
and each morning place a piece of
absorbent cotton between the af-
fected toes; this will absorb the
moisture, and in short time the
com will have completely disap-
peared.
Cuts, bruises and wounds, where
the flesh is not broken, are best
treated by covering with a cloth,
saturated with tincture of calendu-
la or dried flowers of the yellow
marigold). Where the skin is
broken, use equal parts of this
tincture and cold water, keeping
the wound wrapped up. In case
of great pain, add a few drops of
laudanum before the bandage is
applied,
A bone felon, when first felt
may be successfully treated in the
following manner: Place a Spanish
fly blister about the size of a dime
Immediately over the spot where
the pain is greatest. Let it re-
main six hours, after which remove
when under the blister will be
seen the felon, which can be readi-
ly removed with a needle. This
treatment to be successful should
be employed when the felon is
first felt.-Health and Home.
An Iowa man says we are to
have good crops next season be
cause we have had such a drouth.
In dry seasons the earthly salts
are brought from far below, de-
posted at the surface SO that the
ground the next year is fertillized
ready for use. If the succeeding
year be at all favorable the seeds
get an early start from the fact
that the nutriment is ready at
hand, and therefore the yield is
This is very pleasant
theory. We will wait and see
the result corresponds to
it.
Iron is an important part of the
blood, giving its red color, but
this does not necessitate taking So
lutions Of iron for health. All
well developed vegetation contains
some iron. 1t is the coloring mat
ter of green leaves. In soil from |
which every trace of iron has
been removed seeds will terminate
but they will be white. Pouring
a solution of copperas or sulphate
Of iron en- the soil will change the
leaves to a dark green color.
A cross of the Dorking and
light Brahma makes excellent ca
pons. They should be Matched as
early as possible and kept until
full grown. The best time to sell
is in February and March, during
which period the prices are often
as high as fifty cents per pound,
while choice capons will weigh
from twelve to fourteen pounds
each. The proper crosses should
De used in order to produce largo
,apons. Leghorns, Hamburgs,
black Spanish and other small
breeds are worthless as capons.
Only the large breeds should be
Used.
Without doubt the greatest and
most common loss in team man